Czechia vs Germany Epic Volleyball Highlights | Women's VNL 2026

Now Vesca serving. Cross court at Grosser. Middle attack through Koulosiany. That'll get it done for Czechia. They're backing those sides. Nope. It was a clean dig. They do not challenge it. Slide play. Shut down. Glinkova and Yeholashova all over it. And that'll be a huge block for Czechia. Mishandled everything. Here's Grosser from about two meters off the net. Nicely done, but Czechia is going to keep it alive. And they go through the middle. Chekulyaev scores. Middle has been the strength of Germany so far. Definitely. And Czechia are really pushing them to at least try a few times before. We're in the front row for Germany. That means no libero on the floor for them right now. Pipe attack. Nicely done. Branschuska. Yeah, that's huge from Branschuska. She is one of those players that can really bring it on the pipe. Here he is, Captain Glinkova at Cezar. Nice take. Altsmaier, high hands, Degranova. It gets it up to the net for Grosser. The ball just rests there for a while. Here comes the middle attack from Ljana Grosser. Excellent set from Degranova to make that find Grosser. Grosser on Czechia. None of the teams do. They won't know until a week or two before the start of the season. Glinkova can't get that through. Kohn sets it up for Grosser. That's recycled by Germany. They come again. Kinderman from off the net, blocked, and down it falls on Team Germany's side. Germany's got to start with the side out. Can't get it right away. Branschuska over the net somehow. Play goes on. Grosser again dug by Kulusiany. Free ball again. No, Glinkova swinging at it. Swinging from the fences, but Germany is all over it. Glinkova had to do something. Germany knew exactly where this was going. What a great pickup from Branschuska. Don't think she meant for it to go over the net, but it doesn't matter. Ball still in play. 24, got to go over. It does. Grosser reaching, knock down. Again comes Czechia with Grosser. Quick swing and that's going to score. Wow, set over a quick swing. And the Yahula Sova with Branschuska and Shmidova. And a big block to start the set. Lina Altsmaier for Germany. Yeah, huge start to the set. Four here. Shmidova deals it across for Grosser. Germany's got a chance. Cesar out of system. Sets it up to Altsmaier. Wicked angle on the cross court. It's 3-0 Germany. I love that set from Cesar. Taken well by Diglianova. Middle attack Stralbeck. It's going to come over again for Czechia. The pickup. Altsmaier sends it across for Grosser. In case you missed it, Czechia's got a new setter on the floor. Branschuska, shut down again by the monster block of Germany. Grosser this time. This is so huge. The defense is doing what they're meant to do. The block more important. Lenkova blocked. Czechia comes again. Boromir Sova goes cross court. That'll work. Lukowska is going to play a zheshov in Poland this year. That's a good squad. Ball up. Free ball. Or at least out of system attack. And Germany was just all over it. They knew there were so few options. Czechia going to its bench for answers. This is an overpass. Grosser gets the dig here. And the back row attack from Orba Sova is dug. They'll try again. And Kouloslyanyi gets it scored from the middle. Altsmaier can't believe she didn't pick this one up. I think it just fell shorter than what she was expecting. Three-point game of her own. Here's Veska. Cross court. That'll score. And Germany's just three points away now. We persevere. And we go on. And here comes a swing from Czechia. Strauba's going to get a chance to set up Grosser. Off the high hands. Diggin' it over, digs it. And this ball's going to be in behind the referee. So you're going to see a lot of some crazy plays at the start trying to get the upper hand. Well, big ace at a really good time for Grosser in Germany. And she'll get a high five. Altsmaier. Again, the pipe attack. That has been effective for Czechia lately when they've used it. Team win the Bundesliga title this past year. Veska just pushes it over. Shminova, nice set. Yehola Sova couldn't score on it. Here's Altsmaier. Venceska finds the hole. And this game is all tied at 14. Places Yehola Sova. Little attack from Weizel. Dug, but over on one. Another chance for Germany. Again, Weizel can't stop her twice in a row. Two incredible swings. Fair play to Czechia. Kamila Weizel. And good one-handed set from Shminova. She knows it. Kulisieni hammers it. And I just love how happy Czechia. Grosser. Veska. Oh, what a dig by Cesar. Again, Mlenkova. Cesar's going to set. Veska, cross court, scores. Huge point for Germany. Monique Struba, who plays at Bergamo in the Italian League. This is over. Free ball chance. Altsmaier. Svoboda goes through the middle. Here's Grosser. Nice dig from Brancuska. She's going to swing from back at the attack line. And the blocking stands tall for Germany. We're tied. They're both going to be coming out really warm and swinging hard. Cesar Struba sends it at Grosser. Helena Grosser gets the swing. Dug by Liana Grosser. Over from Altsmaier. Middle attack. Kulisieni. That's what the Czech doctor ordered. 3-1 Germany. Altsmaier off the top of the net. Free ball high over from Mlenkova. Germany, a chance to make it 4-1. Mission accomplished. Veska. Leitzel's 18th serve of the match already. And guess what? Slammed down on the overpass by Struba. Wow, she was more than happy. Perfect up from Cesar. Right on the head of her setter. Germany can't score though. Brancuska. Germany gets hands on it. Here's Grosser. Good defensive positioning by Germany and they don't need it because Grosser scores off the block. 12-5 here in the fourth as they try to wrap this one up in four. Helena Grosser couldn't score. Liana Grosser couldn't score either because it goes off the block and down on the Germany side. And that is so close. That easily her team trying to fight their way back in. They have done it before in this match and they are doing it a little bit at least. Getting it started. Remember they came back from down 14-9 earlier in their fourth game until the last of week number two. Grosser sets. Brancuska couldn't get much on it. Leitzel wants to set. Veska couldn't finish. Everybody out of system here. Let's see if Germany can get back in. They can and they do and they score through Struba in the middle. Knife Lova comes again. At Grosser. Perfect pass. That allows Struba to do Struba type things. You said it Rob. Perfect pass. Now she's serving seven points in this game and she's come off the bench kind of halfway through or so and that one is going to rock it off of her but and it is done and it just drops over.